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Chinese Maze Murders : A Judge Dee Mystery by Robert van Gulik (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226848787
ISBN-139780226848785
eBay Product ID (ePID)827681
Product Key Features
Book TitleChinese Maze Murders : a Judge Dee Mystery
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / General, Historical
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorRobert Van Gulik
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-001028
Dewey Edition18
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal823/.9/1
Table Of ContentFirst Chapter A strange meeting takes place on a lotus lake; Judge Dee is attacked on his way to Lan-fang Second Chapter Judge Dee opens the first session of the tribunal; He discovers in the archives an unsolved problem Third Chapter The judge witnesses a quarrel on the market; A young man forecasts his father's murder Fourth Chapter Tao Gan reports on a mysterious old mansion; An ingenious trap is set in the dark tribunal Fifth Chapter Twenty ruffians attack in the dead of the night; Judge Dee sets out on a dangerous excursion Sixth Chapter Four guildmasters are received in the main hall; Mrs. Yoo visits the tribunal with an old picture Seventh Chapter Three roguish monks receive their just punishment; A Candidate of Literature reports a cruel murder Eighth Chapter An old General is murdered in his own library; Judge Dee goes to visit the scene of the crime Ninth Chapter Judge Dee ponders alone in a dead man's room; The autopsy brings to light the cause of death Tenth Chapter Judge Dee pays a visit to an eccentric young man; He presides an artistic meeting in the tribunal Eleventh Chapter Tao Gan has an adventure in an old temple; Ma Joong meets his math in a drinking bout Twelfth Chapter Judge Dee discusses the secrets of two pictures; A young girl discovers passionate love letters Thirteenth Chapter Yoo Kee entertains a distinguished guest to tea; Judge Dee decides to revisit the General's studio Fourteenth Chapter A strange clue is found in a dead man's room; Judge Dee sends his men to arrest a criminal Fifteenth Chapter Painter Woo reveals his secret in the tribunal; Judge Dee orders a search of the Eastern city Sixteenth Chapter Ma Joong investigates the licensed quarter; He is made a partner in a nefarious scheme Seventeenth Chapter Mrs. Yoo pays a second visit to the tribunal; A queer discovery is made in an old mansion Eighteenth Chapter Judge Dee decides to consult an old hermit; Ma Joong catches his man in the Drum Tower Nineteenth Chapter A recluse discourses on the purpose of life; Judge Dee learns the old Governor's secret Twentieth Chapter A rebel chieftain confesses under torture; A mysterious stranger is at last identified Twentyfirst Chapter Judge Dee closes the case of the murdered General; Chiao Tai relates the story of a military disaster Twentysecond Chapter Judge Dee explains the murder of General Ding; He reveals the secret of the scroll picture Twentythird Chapter The judge leads his men to the heart of the maze; A gruesome discovery is made in a secret pavilion Twentyfourth Chapter A young girl goes to visit a famous artist; A criminal is caught in an unexpected place Twentyfifth Chapter Two depraved criminals suffer the extreme penalty; Judge Dee learns the secret of an abstruse couplet
SynopsisPoisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor's garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. The Chinese Maze Murders represents Robert van Gulik's first venture into writing suspense novels after the success of Dee Gong An , his translation of an anonymous Chinese detective novel from the sixteenth century.
LC Classification NumberPR9130.9.G8C54 1997
